Todd M. Hornbeck has served as the President and director of Hornbeck Offshore since he founded the Company in June 1997. He also served as Chief Operating Officer until February 2002, at which time he was appointed Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, in May 2005 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Prior to founding Hornbeck, Mr. Hornbeck was employed by the original Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed publicly traded offshore service vessel company with over 105 offshore supply vessels operating worldwide, from 1991 to 1996, serving in various positions related to business strategy and development. The company merged with Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) in March 1996, and Todd accepted a position as Marketing Director-Gulf of Mexico with Tidewater. He was responsible for managing relationships and the overall business development of Tidewater within the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region. He remained with Tidewater until the current Hornbeck Offshore was formed.

Mr. Hornbeck served on the board of directors for the International Support Vessel Owners Association (ISOA), the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA), and the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA).

As the Company’s founder, Mr. Hornbeck brings his vision and goals for the Company to the Board. Under his leadership, the Company has expanded from a small private company to a large, global provider of technologically advanced offshore service vessels. Hornbeck was a NYSE-listed publicly traded company from March 2004 to December 2019. Todd is the son of Larry D. Hornbeck, one of our directors.

John T. Rynd was appointed to our Board of Directors as a Class II Director in June 2011. From June 2008 until December 2016, Mr. Rynd served as the Chief Executive Officer and President, and as a director, of Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO), a publicly traded global provider of offshore contract drilling and liftboat services. From July 2007 to June 2008, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hercules Offshore, Inc. From October 2005 to July 2007, he served as Senior Vice President of Hercules Offshore, Inc. and President of Hercules Drilling Company, LLC. On August 13, 2015, Hercules Offshore, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. On November 6, 2015, Hercules Offshore, Inc. emerged from bankruptcy. On June 5, 2016, Hercules Offshore, Inc. again filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. On December 2, 2016, Hercules Offshore, Inc.'s assets were transferred to the HERO Liquidating Trust, and the common stock was canceled pursuant to its Chapter 11 plan.

Prior to joining Hercules Offshore, Inc., Mr. Rynd worked at Noble Drilling Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Noble Corporation, a contract drilling company, as Vice President-Investor Relations from October 2000 to September 2005 and as Vice President-Marketing and Contracts from September 1994 to September 2000. From June 1990 to September 1994, Mr. Rynd worked for Chiles Offshore Corporation, a contract drilling company, in various positions, including as Vice President-Marketing. Mr. Rynd currently serves on the board of directors of NOIA.

As a former chief executive officer of a publicly traded drilling and marine services company with a presence in the Gulf of Mexico, or GoM, Mr. Rynd has a deep understanding of the unique challenges currently facing our Company and the rest of the offshore energy industry in our core geographic markets. We believe that this unique understanding, together with Mr. Rynd’s leadership skills, allow him to make meaningful contributions to the Board and the committees on which he serves.

Larry D. Hornbeck has served as a director since August 2001. An executive with over 38 years of experience in the offshore supply vessel business worldwide, Mr. Larry Hornbeck was the sole founder of the original Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed publicly traded offshore service vessel company with over 105 state-of-the-art offshore supply vessels operating worldwide. From its inception in 1981 until its merger with Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) in March 1996, Mr. Larry Hornbeck served as its Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. Following the merger, Mr. Larry Hornbeck served as a director and a member of the audit committee of Tidewater Inc. from March 1996 until October 2000. From 1969 to 1980, Mr. Larry Hornbeck served as an officer in various capacities, culminating as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sealcraft Operators, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed publicly traded offshore service vessel company operating 29 geophysical and specialty service vessels worldwide. He served on the board of directors and as chairman of the compensation committee of Coastal Towing, an inland marine tug and barge company, from 1992 through 2003. Mr. Larry Hornbeck assisted in orchestrating the founding of the current Company and is the father of Mr. Todd M. Hornbeck, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

In addition to the leadership roles in which Mr. Larry Hornbeck has served or currently serves, he has extensive involvement in international and domestic marine industry associations. Mr. Larry Hornbeck helped form and served on the boards of several marine industry associations, including OMSA and NOIA. He also served on the board of directors of the American Bureau of Shipping, or ABS, and ISOA. The relationships Mr. Larry Hornbeck formed in these organizations and in his leadership roles in public companies continue to benefit the Company to this day.

Mr. Larry Hornbeck brings to the Board a deep understanding of the operations of a public company in the offshore service vessel industry. With his many years of experience as both Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the original Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. and of Sealcraft Operators, Inc., Mr. Larry Hornbeck brings not only management expertise, but unique technical knowledge of offshore service vessels and their application, construction and operation. This, combined with his years of experience as one of our directors and his continued active involvement in the Company, make him an invaluable contributor to our Board.

Todd M. Hornbeck has served as our President and as a director since he co-founded the Company in June 1997. Until February 2002, he also served as Chief Operating Officer. In February 2002, Mr. Todd Hornbeck was appointed Chief Executive Officer and in May 2005, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Todd Hornbeck was employed by the original Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed publicly traded offshore service vessel company with over 105 offshore supply vessels operating worldwide, from 1991 to 1996, serving in various positions relating to business strategy and development. Following its merger with Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) in March 1996, he accepted a position as Marketing Director-Gulf of Mexico with Tidewater, where his responsibilities included managing relationships and overall business development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region. He remained with Tidewater until our formation. Mr. Todd Hornbeck currently serves on the board of directors of the International Support Vessel Owner's Association, or ISOA, the Offshore Marine Services Association, or OMSA, and the National Ocean Industries Association, or NOIA. Mr. Todd Hornbeck is the son of Mr. Larry D. Hornbeck, one of our directors.

As our co-founder, Mr. Todd Hornbeck brings his vision and goals for the Company to the Board. Under his leadership, we have expanded from a small private company to a large, global provider of technologically advanced offshore service vessels. Mr. Todd Hornbeck’s extensive experience in the offshore service vessel industry, and nearly 20 years leading our company, positions him well to serve as our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

John S. Cook has served as the Chief Information Officer of Hornbeck since May 2002. Mr. Cook was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer in February 2013, and served as a Senior Vice President beginning in May 2008. Mr. Cook was initially designated an Executive Officer and appointed a Vice President of the Company in February 2006.

Before joining Hornbeck, Mr. Cook held roles of increasing responsibility in the business consulting section of Arthur Andersen LLP from January 1992 to May 2002, ultimately serving as a Senior Manager. During his consulting career, Mr. Cook assisted numerous marine and energy service companies in various business process and information technology initiatives, including strategic planning and enterprise software implementations.

Mr. Cook is an inactive certified public accountant in Louisiana and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants.

Samuel A. Giberga, has served as the General Counsel of Hornbeck since January 2004. He was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer in June 2011, and served as Senior Vice President beginning in February 2005.

Prior to joining Hornbeck, Mr. Giberga was engaged in the private practice of law for 14 years. He was a partner in the New Orleans-based law firm of Correro, Fishman, Haygood, Phelps, Walmsley & Casteix from February 2000 to December 2003 and served as a partner at Rice, Fowler, Kingsmill, Vance & Flint, LLP from March 1996 to February 2000. During his legal career, he worked extensively with marine and energy service companies in a variety of contexts with a concentration in general business, international and intellectual property matters. He also co-founded Maritime Claims Americas, LLC, which operates a network of correspondent offices for marine protection and indemnity associations throughout Latin America. From June 2005 to February 2007, Mr. Giberga served as a director of the American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association Inc. (the American Club), a mutual protection and indemnity association in which the principal operating subsidiaries were then entered as members.

Mr. Giberga occasionally serves as an adjunct professor in intellectual property law matters at Loyola University Law School in New Orleans.

James O. Harp, Jr. has served as the Chief Financial Officer for Hornbeck Offshore since January 2001. He was appointed Executive Vice President in February 2005. Prior to that time, he served as our Vice President beginning in January 2001.

Before joining Hornbeck, Mr. Harp served as Vice President in the Energy Groups of investment banking firms of RBC Dominion Securities Corporation, from August 1999 to January 2001, and Jefferies & Company, Inc. from June 1997 to August 1999. During his investment banking career, Mr. Harp worked extensively with marine-related oil service companies, including Hornbeck Offshore as an investment banker in connection with the company’s private placement of common stock in November of 2000. From July 1982 to June 1997, he held roles of increasing responsibility in the tax section of Arthur Andersen LLP, ultimately serving as a Tax Principal, and had a significant concentration of international clients in the oil service and maritime industries. Since April 1992, he has also served as Treasurer and Director of SEISCO, Inc., a privately held seismic brokerage company that he co-founded.

Mr. Harp is an inactive certified public accountant in Louisiana.

Carl G. Annessa joined Hornbeck in September 1997 and served as our Chief Operating Officer from February 2002 to September 2020. Prior to February 2002, Mr. Annessa served as our Vice President of Operations beginning in September 1997. Mr. Annessa is currently responsible for executive oversight of the Company’s military operations, engineering, newbuild activity, and fleet repair and maintenance.

Prior to joining Hornbeck, Mr. Annessa was employed for 17 years by Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) in various technical and operational management positions, including management of large fleets of offshore supply vessels in the Arabian Gulf, Caribbean and West African markets, and was responsible for the design of several Tidewater’s vessels. Mr. Annessa was employed for two years by Avondale Shipyards, Inc. as a naval architect before joining Tidewater.

Mr. Annessa received a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan in 1979.